CCTV Preps Bruce Lee Drama

BEIJING, April 10: According to the Associated Press,
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has started filming a 40-part drama about the
martial arts icon Bruce Lee.

The Legend of Bruce Lee
began filming in Shunde in Guangdong, the ancestral home of Lee, over the
weekend. The $6.4 million production will also be shot in Hong Kong and the
U.S. It stars Chen Guokun from Kung Fu Hustle in the title role. It is slated to air on CCTV in
2008.